"Por Ese Hombre" is a song originally recorded by Argentine duo

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and Spanish singer

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for the former's fifth studio album, ''Lucía y Joaquín'' (1985). It was covered by American singer Brenda K. Starr and Puerto Rican singers

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and Victor Manuelle, as the lead single for Starr's seventh studio album, ''

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'' (2002). Mexican singer

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and Mexican band La Original Banda El Limón also recorded the song for Bárbara's eleventh studio album, ''Yo Soy La Mujer'' (2014). Starr's version of the song peaked at number eleven on the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks chart and at number one on the ''Billboard'' Tropical/Salsa Airplay chart, leading the latter chart for eight consecutive weeks. It also managed to peak at number thirty-three on the ''Billboard'' Latin Pop Airplay chart. It became the fifth best-performing Tropical/Salsa Airplay song of 2002.

Brenda K. Starr version

Background

While choosing songs to record for the album, Starr decided upon songs she felt would showcase her growth and potential as an artist. She wanted to record songs from an array of diverse musical genres.

Musical composition

"Por Ese Hombre" was composed in minor key tonality. According to the

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, the song's instrumentation is built in acoustic balladry, while its lyrics focus on romanticism. Its salsa section features the use of vocal call and response between the choir and the three performers. It has a BPM of 196 beats per minute.

Commercial performance

On the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks chart, the song debuted at number forty-eight for the week of March 23, 2002. It peaked at number eleven for the week of May 4, 2002. The following week, the song fell to number thirteen and a week later returned to its peak position of number eleven. A week after being sent to radio as the lead single from the album, "Por Ese Hombre" entered the ''Billboard'' Tropical/Salsa Airplay chart at number sixteen. Two weeks later, the song had reached the number three position of the chart. It later peaked at number one, replacing

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's "La Agarro Bajando." It led the chart for eight weeks in 2002, from April 20 until June 8. The song was replaced by

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's "Y Tu Te Vas." It became Starr's second number one single on the chart, following 1997's "

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". On the ''Billboard'' Latin Pop Airplay chart, the song debuted at number thirty-nine for the week of April 20, 2002. It peaked at number thirty-three for the week of May 18, 2002.

Critical reception

At the Latin ''Billboard'' Music Awards of 2003, the song received the awards for "Hot Latin Track of the Year, Vocal Duo" and "Tropical/Salsa Airplay Track of the Year, Female." The album received a nomination for "Tropical/Salsa Album of the Year, Female." On November 25, 2009, the official music video was uploaded to

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's VEVO account, where it has attained over 15 million views, as of May 2012.

Track listing

*CD Single #"Por Ese Hombre" (Tropical Version) — #"Por Ese Hombre" (Call Out Hook) —

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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